UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2013 · Q2(b) · 25 marks
“The first point to note is the continuing importance of religion and philosophy as vital ingredients in the modern Indian Renaissance. Indeed, there is as much reason for regarding it as a reformation as there is for treating it as a Renaissance.” Critically examine.
- Chapter
- Social and Religious Reform Movements in Bengal and Other Areas
- Topic
- Character of the Reform Movements: Reason, Revival and the West
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